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About GCCI Gujarat Sustainability Summit 2026

GCCI Gujarat Sustainability Summit (GGSS), organized by the GCCI ESG Task Force, is a leading platform driving conversations around ESG, sustainability, and responsible business growth. The Summit brings together industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators to accelerate sustainable transformation across sectors.

Our Force

GCCI ESG Task Force

The Gujarat Chamber of Commerce (GCCI) has appointed an ESG Task Force to bring experts and industries together and take on the sustainability challenges ahead of us. The primary objective of the GCCI ESG Task Force is to help industries build capacity, resilience and navigate through the complexities of changing sustainability policy landscape across the globe.

The 2026 Summit marks a pivotal commitment — embedding carbon awareness and sustainable practices into Gujarat's industrial DNA for the next generation.

With 15,000+ member organizations across sectors, GCCI is the voice of Gujarat's business community in policy dialogues at state and national levels.

Data-driven action gives this summit a voice, transforming insight into meaningful change for tomorrow.

May 15, 2026 · Soulinaire, Ahmedabad

Summit Schedule

A full day of keynotes, panel discussions, masterclasses, and networking. Click any session to expand details.

—Registration 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM

—Welcome Address — Shri Sandeep Engineer, President, GCCI & Founder, MD Astral, Ltd.

—Keynote Address — Shri Banchhanidhi Pani, IAS, Municipal Commissioner, Ahmedabad & Mr. Punit Lalbhai, Vice Chairman, Arvind Limited

—Inaugural Address — Mr. Chandra Bhushan, President & CEO iFOREST (TBD)

Moderated by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)

A deep-dive panel exploring green bonds, blended finance, ESG-linked lending, and the role of capital markets in accelerating India's net-zero transition.

—Moderator — Saarthak Khurana, Associate Director at Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) India

—Panelist — Pulkit Dhingra, Founder & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), AHAsolar Technologies Ltd.

—Panelist — Sangram Singh, Business Head – SME, Ecofy

—Panelist — Shubhashis Dey, Founding Partner, Solutions for Sustainable Living

—Panelist — K. Kundan Krishna, Manager, IFSCA

—Panelist — Roopa Satish, Primary Advisor, Markets – South Asia, Climate Bonds Initiative

Moderated by The Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)

An expert panel on the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), voluntary carbon markets, and how Gujarat industries can participate in India's emerging carbon economy.

—Moderator — Ms. Aparna Sharma, Programme Lead, CEEW

—Panelist — Shri Arijit Sengupta, Director, Bureau of Energy Efficiency

—Panelist — Prof. Amit Garg, Professor, IIM-A

—Panelist — Manish Dabkara , Chairman & MD, EKI Energy Services Ltd.

—Panelist — Rutha Veena Shashank, Program Manager, remove

—Panelist — Shuchi Malhotra, Lead Advisor - Carbon Pricing (India), Environmental Defense Fund

—Panelist — Anjali Jain, Consultant, Niti Aayog

Moderated by Centre for Environment Planning and Technology (CEPT) University

Examining sustainable urban infrastructure — green buildings, low-carbon construction, transit-oriented development, and climate-resilient city planning across Gujarat.

—Moderator — Prof. Rajan Rawal, Professor, CEPT University

—Panelist — Geetanjali Prasad, VP Marketing & Growth, Global Network for Zero

—Panelist — Mahesh Iyer, Associate Director, HCP

—Panelist — Anukriti Pathak, Founder, KS2 Collective, Housing and Urban Development Specialist, World Bank Group

—Panelist — Umamaheshwaran Rajasekar, Consultant, Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure

—Panelist — Mahesh Patankar, Managing Director, MP Ensystems Advisory Private Limited

—Panelist — Anirban Ghosh, Professor & Head, Centre for Sustainability, Mahindra University

Parallel Event

Masterclass: Low Carbon Transition (12:00 PM – 1:30 PM)
Conducted by the World Resources Institute, India (WRI - India)

—Panelist — Ashwini Hingne Director, Climate, Economics and Finance, WRI India

—Panelist — Keynote Address: Dr. Jignasa Oza Senior Environmental Scientist, Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB)

—Panelist — Mehul Patel Program Lead, WRI India

—Panelist — Sanjay Mukherjee Country Head, Leadership and Sustainability

—Panelist — Amrita Goldar Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

—Panelist — Japen Gor Managing Partner, Go Renewable Technology

Moderated by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

Industry case studies and panel discussion on decarbonising supply chains — scope 3 emissions, logistics optimisation, sustainable procurement, and circular economy practices.

—Moderator — Trupti Deshpande, Associate Partner and Lead, Electric Mobility Initiative

—Panelist — Abhilash V, Senior General Manager (Commercial and Operations), CONCOR

—Panelist — Prof. Shivanand Swamy, Professor Emeritus, CoE-UT. CRDF

—Panelist — Ajay Pratap, CEO and Co-founder, Switchlabs

—Panelist — Kumar Ramaiah , Head of Sustainability Consulting, West Asia, JLL

—Panelist — Prof. Anish Sugathan, Chair, Centre for Sustainability and Corporate Governance at IIMA, Associate Professor IIMA

Parallel Event

Roundtable: Gender Equity (2:30 PM – 4:00 PM)
Organized by The Feminist Collective in Architecture

—Moderator — Prof. Neharika Vohra Professor, Organisational Behaviour, IIM-A

—Panelist — Prashant Das Associate Professor, Real-estate Finance, IIM-A

—Panelist — Anar Modi Chief Heart Officer, Senores Pharmaceuticals Limited

—Panelist — Sunita Purushottam Managing Director, India - GBPN

—Panelist — Shaan Zaveri Partner, Collated Ventures

—Panelist — Sonica Aron Director, Marching Sheep - HR Advisory Firm

—Panelist — Eleni Polychroniadou CEO and Co-Founder, Sintali

—Panelist — Kumar Manish State & Communications Lead, IPE Global

—Panelist — Binjan Sheth Director at Thinkgreen Envirotech

—Panelist — Sharvi Shah Chief Administartive Officer, Raj Krupa Textiles

—Panelist — Jigar Deliwala ESG Head, Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd.

—Panelist — Vikram Jain Managing Director, FSG Advisory Services Private Limited

—Panelist — Rayvanta Kumar Head of India Office at Voluntas

Moderated by i-hub

Spotlight on Gujarat's emerging climate tech ecosystem — startup pitches, investor perspectives, and a discussion on scaling deep-tech solutions for energy, water, and waste challenges.

—Context Setting — Bipin Talati, Commissioner of Technical Education in Gujarat

—Moderator — Mr. Hiranmay Mahanta, CEO, i-hub

—Panelist — Sohil Patel, Founder and CTO, Oizom

—Panelist — Aalap Pandya, Founder, Dropon

—Panelist — Nishant Shah, Founder, Durogreen

—Panelist — Shikha Shah, Founder, AltMat

—Sameer Sinha, Chair, GCCI ESG Taskforce | Founder & MD, Savvy Group

* All parallel sessions are conducted at the venue itself.